University of Chicago Press
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The Doctor Who Wasn’t There: Technology, History, and the Limits of Telehealth
$29.00 Read moreThis gripping history shows how the electronic devices we use to access care influence the kind of care we receive.
The Doctor Who Wasn’t There traces the long arc of enthusiasm for–and skepticism of- Author: Greene, Jeremy A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 26 2022
- ISBN10: 022680089X
- Language: English
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States of Plague: Reading Albert Camus in a Pandemic
$20.00 Read moreStates of Plague examines Albert Camus’s novel as a palimpsest of pandemic life, an uncannily relevant account of the psychology and politics of a public health crisis.
As one of the most discussed b- Author: Kaplan, Alice
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: October 31 2022
- ISBN10: 0226815536
- Language: English
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Never a City So Real: A Walk in Chicago
$18.00 Read more“Chicago is a tale of two cities,” headlines declare. This narrative has been gaining steam alongside reports of growing economic divisions and diverging outlooks on the future of the city. Yet to kee… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions
- Author: Kotlowitz, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 16 2019
- ISBN10: 022661901X
- Language: English
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Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation
$26.00 Add to cartFor many, “Greece” is synonymous with “ancient Greece,” the civilization that gave us much that defines Western culture today. But, how did Greece come to be so powerfully attached to the legacy of th… [more below]
- Author: Beaton, Roderick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 488
- Publish Date: June 04 2021
- ISBN10: 022680979X
- Language: English
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Black Paper: Writing in a Dark Time
$26.00 Read moreA profound book of essays from a celebrated master of the form.
“Darkness is not empty,” writes Teju Cole in Black Paper, a book that meditates on what it means to sustain our humanity–and witness t- Series: Berlin Family Lectures
- Author: Cole, Teju
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 27 2021
- ISBN10: 022664135X
- Language: English
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Race at the Top: Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools
$24.00 Read moreAn illuminating, in-depth look at competition in suburban high schools with growing numbers of Asian Americans, where white parents are determined to ensure that their children remain at the head of t… [more below]
- Author: Warikoo, Natasha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 18 2022
- ISBN10: 022663681X
- Language: English
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The Border Within: The Economics of Immigration in an Age of Fear
$50.00 Read moreAn eye-opening analysis of the costs and effects of immigration and immigration policy, both on American life and on new Americans.
For decades, immigration has been one of the most divisive, content- Author: Watson, Tara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 17 2022
- ISBN10: 022627022X
- Language: English
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City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington
$30.00 Add to cartAn inside look at how midcentury DC journalists silenced their own skepticism and shaped public perceptions of the Cold War.
Americans’ current trust in journalists is at a dismayingly low ebb, parti- Author: McGarr, Kathryn J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 022666404X
- Language: English
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Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife
$20.00 Add to cartWho was Vivian Maier? Many people know her as the reclusive Chicago nanny who wandered the city for decades, constantly snapping photographs, which were unseen until they were discovered in a seemingl… [more below]
- Author: Bannos, Pamela
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 19 2018
- ISBN10: 022659923X
- Language: English
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The Paradox of Democracy: Free Speech, Open Media, and Perilous Persuasion
$30.00 Read moreA thought-provoking history of communications that challenges ideas about freedom of speech and democracy.
At the heart of democracy lies a contradiction that cannot be resolved, one that has affecte- Author: Gershberg, Zac
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 16 2022
- ISBN10: 022668170X
- Language: English
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Backflash
$18.00 Read moreParker’s got a couple of rules that have helped keep him alive throughout his long career. One of those is never to work on a boat. But with a gambling boat cruising down the Hudson, stuffed to the gu
- Series: Parker Novels
- Author: Stark, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 15 2011
- ISBN10: 0226770605
- Language: English
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The Visual Elements–Photography: A Handbook for Communicating Science and Engineering
$20.00 Read moreFor novice or pro, primary investigator or postdoc, the essentials for photographing science and technology for journals, grant applications, and public understanding.
Award-winning photographer Feli- Series: Visual Elements
- Author: Frankel, Felice C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 10 2023
- ISBN10: 022682702X
- Language: English
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We Are All Whalers: The Plight of Whales and Our Responsibility
$18.00 Read moreRelating his experiences caring for endangered whales, a veterinarian and marine scientist shows we can all share in the salvation of these imperiled animals.
The image most of us have of whalers inclu
- Author: Moore, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 07 2022
- ISBN10: 0226823997
- Language: English
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Pushing Cool: Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette
$30.00 Read moreSpanning a century, Pushing Cool reveals how the twin deceptions of health and Black affinity for menthol were crafted–and how the industry’s disturbingly powerful narrative has endured to this day. … [more below]
- Author: Wailoo, Keith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 022679413X
- Language: English
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Dawn at Mineral King Valley: The Sierra Club, the Disney Company, and the Rise of Environmental Law
$30.00 Read moreThe story behind the historic Mineral King Valley case, which reveals how the Sierra Club battled Disney’s ski resort development and launched a new environmental era in America.
In our current age o- Author: Selmi, Daniel P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: July 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0226816192
- Language: English
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The Writer’s Diet: A Guide to Fit Prose
$30.00 Read moreDo your sentences sag? Could your paragraphs use a pick-me-up? If so, The Writer’s Diet is for you It’s a short, sharp introduction to great writing that will help you energize your prose and boost y… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Sword, Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: May 02 2016
- ISBN10: 022635198X
- Language: English
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The Paradox of Democracy: Free Speech, Open Media, and Perilous Persuasion
$20.00 Add to cartA thought-provoking history of communications that challenges ideas about freedom of speech and democracy.
At the heart of democracy lies a contradiction that cannot be resolved, one that has affecte- Author: Gershberg, Zac
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0226829413
- Language: English
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Queer Legacies: Stories from Chicago’s LGBTQ Archives
$22.00 Read moreThe variety of LGBTQ life in Chicago is too abundant and too diverse to be contained in a single place. But since 1981, the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives has striven to do just that, amassing a wea… [more below]
- Author: D’Emilio, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 28 2020
- ISBN10: 022672753X
- Language: English
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The Subversive Simone Weil: A Life in Five Ideas
$38.33 Read moreKnown as the “patron saint of all outsiders,” Simone Weil (1909-43) was one of the twentieth century’s most remarkable thinkers, a philosopher who truly lived by her political and ethical ideals. In a… [more below]
- Author: Zaretsky, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: February 23 2021
- ISBN10: 022654933X
- Language: English
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American Imperialist: Cruelty and Consequence in the Scramble for Africa
$30.00 Read moreThis biography of “African explorer” Richard Dorsey Mohun, written by one of his descendants, reveals how American greed and state power helped shape the new imperial order in Africa.
Richard Dorsey- Author: Mohun, Arwen P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: November 16 2023
- ISBN10: 0226828190
- Language: English
